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Female Suspect Wounds at Least Three Before Killing Herself in YouTube HQ Shooting

UPDATED April 4, 12:08 a.m. ET:ABC 7 is reporting that the shooter is named Nasim Aghdam and was a disgruntled user of the platform. Aghdam was reportedly angry over YouTube's policy that demonetized channels that have less than 1,000 subscribers and 4,000 hours of watch time. Despite Aghdam's channel reportedly having over 5,000 subscribers, several of her videos were demonetized.

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Chilling tweets have come out of YouTube HQ with reports there's an active shooter on the San Bruno, California premises. On Tuesday, YouTuber Vadim Lavrusik, tweeted that he "heard shots and saw people running," and was "barricaded in a room with coworkers" in order to stay safe.

Local law enforcement took to Twitter to mention "police activity" at the exact address of YouTube headquarters, 901 Cherry Ave. "Please stay out of the area," the tweet read.

Officers arrived on the scene 12:48 p.m. local time. There are also reports that some employees were successfully evacuated after being brought out of the building when a negotiator was sent in.

San Bruno Police Chief Ed Barberini told reporters that four individuals were transported to the hospital with gunshot-related injuries. A spokesperson for Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital told CNN three of the shooting victims were admitted to the facility: a 36-year-old man who is in critical condition, a 32-year-old woman who is in serious condition, and a 27-year-old woman who is said to be in fair condition.

Barberini also confirmed officers located a fifth victim who had died from an apparent self-inflicted wound. The chief said the deceased individual is an unidentified woman and is believed to be the suspected shooter.

RECAP / NBC News: A woman is dead and is the suspected shooter at an incident at YouTube's offices in California. Law enforcement officials say at this point there are no other reported fatalities. There are confirmed injuries but it is not clear if those are GSW injuries.

Authorities have yet to confirm a motive; however, law enforcement officials told CNN the shooter may have known at least one of the victims.

President Donald Trump responded to news of the shooting via Twitter:

Was just briefed on the shooting at YouTube’s HQ in San Bruno, California. Our thoughts and prayers are with everybody involved. Thank you to our phenomenal Law Enforcement Officers and First Responders that are currently on the scene.

Google's CEO Sundar Pichai said the company is doing everything they can to provide support to the victims as well as their families: "I know a lot of you are in shock right now," he wrote in a statement. "Over the coming days, we will continue to provide support to help everyone in our Google family heal from this unimaginable tragedy."